Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Collection of Books Printed in Amsterdam – 1600s-1700s
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Collection of six books printed in Amsterdam, 1600s-1700s:
• Nachalat Shivah, on gittin and documents, by R. Shmuel HaLevi. Amsterdam, [1667-1668]. First edition. Sabbatean allusion in chronogram. On endpapers, Hebrew and Yiddish letters reused as binding.
• Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer. [Amsterdam, 1708]. Various ownership inscriptions.
• Zevach HaShelamim, by R. Moshe Galante. Amsterdam, [1708]. Ownership inscription.
• Sefer Keritut, by R. Shimshon of Chinon, with Techilat Chochmah by R. Yaakov Chagiz. Amsterdam, [1709].
• Responsa Pnei Yehoshua, by R. Yehoshua son of Yosef Rabbi of Cracow, Part I. Amsterdam, [1715]. Inscriptions stating the book belongs to "the leader, chief and official… R. Baruch Bendet Kleve" [apparently R. Baruch Bendit Nijmegen son of R. Yehudah Leib Kleve], signed by "David son of… R. Yitzchak, Rabbi and yeshiva dean of Yanov…" [R. Yitzchak, Rabbi of Janów, authored Pnei Yitzchak Zuta].
• Tractate Taanit, with commentaries of Rashi, Tosafot, Rosh, Maharsha and more. Amsterdam, [1723]. Small-format volume, printed for students or travelers, not as part of a complete Talmud edition.
6 books. Varying size and condition. Non-uniform bindings.
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries